Group 4: Chemistry
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Course Description
Chemistry is an experimental science that combines academic study with the acquisition of practical and investigational skills.
The Chemistry course aims to fire students' curiosity about phenomena in the world around them and offers opportunities to find explanations. It aims to stimulate and engage learners at many levels, linking direct practical experience with scientific ideas and providing challenging opportunities for scientific study and creativity within a global context. Experimentation and modelling are used to develop and evaluate explanations, encouraging critical and creative thought.
Students will learn how knowledge and understanding in science are rooted in evidence. They will discover how scientific ideas contribute to technological change - affecting industry, business and medicine and improving quality of life. They will develop an awareness of the development of science worldwide recognising the moral, ethical, social economic and environmental implications of chemistry.
Course Content
Group 4 Project: This project allows students to appreciate the environmental, social and ethical implications of science and technology. It is a collaborative activity where students from different Group 4 subjects (Chemistry, Biology and Environmental Systems & Societies) work together on a scientific topic, allowing for concepts and perceptions to be shared. It will encourage an understanding of the relationships between scientific disciplines and the overarching nature of the scientific method.
Core Theory & Practical Work: The course will adopt an experimental approach throughout, giving students the opportunity to understand how scientists investigate scientific phenomena in their attempts to explain the world around us. Topic areas include: Quantitative Chemistry, Atomic Structure, Bonding & Periodicity, Energetics, Kinetics & Equilibria, Organic Chemistry, Acids & Bases, Oxidation and Reduction.
Optional Topics: Students will choose to study two options from topics including Modern Analytical
Chemistry, Human Biochemistry, Chemistry in Industry & Technology, Medicines & Drugs, Environmental Chemistry, Food Chemistry and Further Organic Chemistry.
Assessment
External Assessment: three written examinations (76%)
Internal assessment of the laboratory work portfolio (24%)